Gabon vs Gambia: Annual change in forest area
Gabon
-6,732 hectares
in 2025
Gambia
-6,534 hectares
in 2025
Gabon rank
188th
Gambia rank
186th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Gabon
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports -6,534 hectares against -6,732 hectares in Gabon, a difference of 198 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Gambia ahead.
Gabon ranks 188th and Gambia ranks 186th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -7,261 hectares | -5,686 hectares | 1,575 hectares | Gambia |
| 2000s | -2,378 hectares | -5,777 hectares | 3,398 hectares | Gabon |
| 2010s | -8,939 hectares | -5,786 hectares | 3,153 hectares | Gambia |
| 2020s | -6,732 hectares | -6,409 hectares | 322.7 hectares | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Gabon or Gambia?
- Gambia, at -6,534 hectares against -6,732 hectares in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Gabon and Gambia?
- 198 hectares, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Gambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Gambia rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Gabon ranks 188th and Gambia ranks 186th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.